Search-light for gun-mounting.



I L. H. RUEHLE.

SEARCH LIGHT-FOR GUN MOUNTING.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, I915.

Patented June 27,1916.

. suitable manner.

LEO H. RUEI-ILE, OF ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA.

SEARCH-LIGHT FOR GUN-MOUNTING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27, 1916.

Application filed November 8, 1915. Serial No. 60,322.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEO H. RUEHLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Cloud, in the county of Stearns, State of lllinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Search-Lights "for Gun-h Iountings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a "full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a searchlight which is particularly adapted for' use on a gun mounting.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a device which may be used in locating an object on which it is desired to train the gun.

A further object of the invention resides in so mounting the device that it may disappear beneath the gun shield.

With these and other objects in View, such as will appear as my description progresses, my invention comprises the combination and arrangement of parts as set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevational view of my device showing the same in the position it will occupy when not in use, the gun shield being shown in section; Fig. 2 is a similiar view showing the searchlight uncovered and in a vertical position; Fig. 3 is a plan view with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a similar view with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters wherein like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the several views: In the drawing, I have illustrateda gun shield 1 which may be supported in any An opening 2 is formed in this shield and may be closed by means of a slide 3 which is formed of the same material of which the shield is formed. A Searchlight 4c is pivotally mounted on a pair of ears 5 so that 1t may be swung into the Copies of this patent may be obtained for position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing where it will be protected or into the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing or various intermediate positions. In order that the searchlight may be held in the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, I'have provided a pair of hook members 6 which are pivoted at 7 on the shield 1 and which are adapted to engage apertures in a pair of ears 8, which ears are secured to the searchlight. When the Searchlight is swung into'the position shown in Fig. 6, the hook members 6 will lie in the positions disclosed in this figure so as to be out of the way.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have provided a Searchlight which is so mounted that it may be swung into a position Where it will be protected when not in use orinto various other pos1- tions when in use. Furthermore I have provided means for maintaining thesearchlight in a predetermined position.

WVhile I have illustrated and described. a particular embodiment of my invention, it has merely been for the sake of convenience and I do'not wish to be limited to that particular embodiment as it is obvious that numerous changes may be made within the scope of the appended claim;

"What I claim is The combination with a shield member having an opening therein, of a searchlight pivotally mounted on said shield member and adapted to swing outwardly through the opening, hook members secured to the shield member and adapted to engage the Searchlight to maintain the latter inv a predetermined position and a slide mounted on the shield member and adapted to close the opening therein and to maintain the searchlight in a predetermined position.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

LEO H. RUEIILE.

Witnesses Gno. J. MEINZ, v JOHN RUEHLE.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

